In this chapter Odysseus continues to tell his story: He starts upon their arrival at Aeolus' island, where they stay for a month under Aeolus' hospitality. Then when they leave Aeolus gives Odysseus a bag of winds that will take him to any port of his choice, and he chooses to go home to Ithaca. When they are almost there Odysseus falls asleep and the crew looks in the bag of winds, which blows them all the way back to Aeolus' island. On the island they go into Aeolus' house and he is surprised to see the crew back on his island. He gets mad at Odysseus and refuses to help him. For the next week they sailed, and then landed on Telepylus, the Laestrygonian land. So then three of the crew went to explore the island on command of Odysseus, and they met a little girl. The girl directed them to the house of Antiphates, the Laestrygonian chief. Upon meeting the three men, Antiphates ate two of them and the last ran back to the ship with the news, but was followed by the cannibal people of the land. Only Odysseus' ship and crew escaped these people, and the rest were captured. Next they sailed to the island of Aeaea, the island of Circe. In the morning Odysseus went out to see the island and saw Circe's house but did not go towards it, instead he went back to the ship and split the crew into two teams led by himself and Eurylochus. The team led by Eurylochus went to Circe's house and were turned into pigs, all except for Eurylochus who came back to tell the news. Then Odyssues went to save his friends, but on the way met Hermes, who gave him some moly to make him immune to the magical drugs Circe would give him. Hermes also gave Odysseus a plan for how to get his friends back from Circe. Odysseus used this advice to get his friends and befriend Circe. Then Odysseus asked Circe how to get back to Ithaca and she told him that first he must go to the underworld with Hades and Persephone to consult Teiresias, the blind Theban prophet. He told the crew of this journey and they set off.
Major Themes (and page numbers): (Rachael)
homeric hero
hospitality
Locations Traveled and Mentioned: (Sara)
Troy, Ithaca, Aeaea, Aeolia, and Laestrygonian
Study Guide Questions: Where are the men in this chapter? (Alexa) They are in on the Island of Aeolia
What gift does Aeolus give to Odysseus? (Alexa) He gives a leather bag made out full grown ox, there was a boisterous energies of the winds.
Why do the men open the bag? (Alexa) They open the bag because they think there is gold and silver in the bag.
Why does Aeolus refuse to help Odysseus again? (Alexa) He doesn't help because he says he is mad at the Gods
Where do the men arrive next? (Alexa) They arrive at Telepylus, Lamus
Who is in charge of the land? (Katie) Antiphates
How do the giants treat Odysseus? (Katie) Poorly, as they try-and succeed-in eating some of his men
Where do they arrive next? (Katie) Aeaea
What does Circe do to the men who go to inspect the island? (Katie) She makes them forget about their homeland and turns them into humans with pig-heads.
What does Hermes tell Odysseus to do to save his friends? (Katie) Draw his sword and lunge at Circe as if to kill her, and go with her to bed after making her swear not to play anymore tricks on him.
What does Odysseus convince Circe to do? (Amy) Odysseus want to rescue his follower. so Odysseus said that he is not going to eat anything until she let him go away.
How long do they stay with Circe? (Amy) They stay with Circe for one year.
Where does Odysseus have to go next? (Amy) Odysseus have to go to Persephone next.
What must Odysseus do once he arrives there? (Amy)
What happened to Elpenor? (Amy) Elpenor get drunk in alcohol too much, then climb up to the roof of the palace. so He dropped dawn and died.
Chapter 10 - Circe
Summary: (Maeve)
In this chapter Odysseus continues to tell his story:
He starts upon their arrival at Aeolus' island, where they stay for a month under Aeolus' hospitality. Then when they leave Aeolus gives Odysseus a bag of winds that will take him to any port of his choice, and he chooses to go home to Ithaca. When they are almost there Odysseus falls asleep and the crew looks in the bag of winds, which blows them all the way back to Aeolus' island. On the island they go into Aeolus' house and he is surprised to see the crew back on his island. He gets mad at Odysseus and refuses to help him. For the next week they sailed, and then landed on Telepylus, the Laestrygonian land. So then three of the crew went to explore the island on command of Odysseus, and they met a little girl. The girl directed them to the house of Antiphates, the Laestrygonian chief. Upon meeting the three men, Antiphates ate two of them and the last ran back to the ship with the news, but was followed by the cannibal people of the land. Only Odysseus' ship and crew escaped these people, and the rest were captured. Next they sailed to the island of Aeaea, the island of Circe. In the morning Odysseus went out to see the island and saw Circe's house but did not go towards it, instead he went back to the ship and split the crew into two teams led by himself and Eurylochus. The team led by Eurylochus went to Circe's house and were turned into pigs, all except for Eurylochus who came back to tell the news. Then Odyssues went to save his friends, but on the way met Hermes, who gave him some moly to make him immune to the magical drugs Circe would give him. Hermes also gave Odysseus a plan for how to get his friends back from Circe. Odysseus used this advice to get his friends and befriend Circe. Then Odysseus asked Circe how to get back to Ithaca and she told him that first he must go to the underworld with Hades and Persephone to consult Teiresias, the blind Theban prophet. He told the crew of this journey and they set off.
Major Themes (and page numbers): (Rachael)
homeric herohospitality
Locations Traveled and Mentioned: (Sara)
Troy, Ithaca, Aeaea, Aeolia, and Laestrygonian
Study Guide Questions:
Where are the men in this chapter? (Alexa)
They are in on the Island of Aeolia
What gift does Aeolus give to Odysseus? (Alexa)
He gives a leather bag made out full grown ox, there was a boisterous energies of the winds.
Why do the men open the bag? (Alexa)
They open the bag because they think there is gold and silver in the bag.
Why does Aeolus refuse to help Odysseus again? (Alexa)
He doesn't help because he says he is mad at the Gods
Where do the men arrive next? (Alexa)
They arrive at Telepylus, Lamus
Who is in charge of the land? (Katie)
Antiphates
How do the giants treat Odysseus? (Katie)
Poorly, as they try-and succeed-in eating some of his men
Where do they arrive next? (Katie)
Aeaea
What does Circe do to the men who go to inspect the island? (Katie)
She makes them forget about their homeland and turns them into humans with pig-heads.
What does Hermes tell Odysseus to do to save his friends? (Katie)
Draw his sword and lunge at Circe as if to kill her, and go with her to bed after making her swear not to play anymore tricks on him.
What does Odysseus convince Circe to do? (Amy)
Odysseus want to rescue his follower. so Odysseus said that he is not going to eat anything until she let him go away.
How long do they stay with Circe? (Amy)
They stay with Circe for one year.
Where does Odysseus have to go next? (Amy)
Odysseus have to go to Persephone next.
What must Odysseus do once he arrives there? (Amy)
What happened to Elpenor? (Amy)
Elpenor get drunk in alcohol too much, then climb up to the roof of the palace. so He dropped dawn and died.